Event
ASQ: Continuum
- Date: Tuesday, 11 March 2014, 7pm
- Venue: Adelaide Town Hall — 128 King William St, Adelaide, SA
- Series: This event is part of the Adelaide Festival 2014 series
- Tickets: $72-$30 — Tickets can be purchased by phone on 131246
Event Details
The versatility and evolution of the string quartet comes to the fore in this program of dynamic sonic adventure spanning three centuries. Explore a vital and intimate genre that is under constant reinvention, from early Boccherini and Brahms, played on raw gut strings, through to modern electric instruments used in Stephen Whittington’s new Australian work, Windmill, and George Crumb’s ground-breaking response to the Vietnam War, Black Angels.
Program:
Boccherini, String Quartet in G minor, op 32 no 5
Brahms, String Quartet in C minor, op 51 no 1
Stephen Whittington, Windmill
George Crumb, Black Angels
Featured non-Australian music: Boccherini, Brahms, Crumb
Further information for this event is available online at the event's website
Featured Australian Works
| Windmill by Stephen Whittington |
Featured artists
- Music of Stephen Whittington
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